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Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark salutes Navy Secretary Ray Mabus as he passes through sideboys just before presenting Clark with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012.

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark salutes Navy Secretary Ray Mabus as he passes through sideboys just before presenting Clark with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012.

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Carl E. Clark salutes Navy Secretary Ray Mabus as he passes through sideboys just before presenting Clark with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device in Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012.

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